Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
| Employment status, race, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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| Jan. 2011 |
Dec. 2011 |
Jan. 2012 |
Jan. 2011 |
Sept. 2011 |
Oct. 2011 |
Nov. 2011 |
Dec. 2011 |
Jan. 2012 |
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WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
192,516 | 193,682 | 192,600 | 192,516 | 193,365 | 193,493 | 193,598 | 193,682 | 192,600 |
Civilian labor force |
123,696 | 124,114 | 122,750 | 124,292 | 124,701 | 124,804 | 124,652 | 124,543 | 123,579 |
Participation rate |
64.3 | 64.1 | 63.7 | 64.6 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.4 | 64.3 | 64.2 |
Employed |
112,754 | 115,117 | 112,876 | 114,263 | 114,818 | 114,837 | 115,130 | 115,254 | 114,458 |
Employment-population ratio |
58.6 | 59.4 | 58.6 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 59.3 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.4 |
Unemployed |
10,942 | 8,998 | 9,874 | 10,029 | 9,883 | 9,967 | 9,522 | 9,288 | 9,121 |
Unemployment rate |
8.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
Not in labor force |
68,820 | 69,567 | 69,850 | 68,225 | 68,664 | 68,689 | 68,945 | 69,139 | 69,021 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
64,551 | 65,248 | 64,081 | 64,764 | 65,280 | 65,318 | 65,366 | 65,373 | 64,495 |
Participation rate |
73.5 | 73.7 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 73.8 | 73.8 |
Employed |
58,584 | 60,484 | 58,966 | 59,626 | 60,283 | 60,195 | 60,605 | 60,751 | 60,059 |
Employment-population ratio |
66.7 | 68.3 | 67.5 | 67.9 | 68.2 | 68.1 | 68.5 | 68.6 | 68.7 |
Unemployed |
5,968 | 4,764 | 5,115 | 5,138 | 4,998 | 5,123 | 4,761 | 4,623 | 4,436 |
Unemployment rate |
9.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
54,728 | 54,516 | 54,422 | 54,713 | 54,691 | 54,685 | 54,520 | 54,481 | 54,434 |
Participation rate |
59.6 | 59.0 | 58.9 | 59.6 | 59.3 | 59.3 | 59.1 | 59.0 | 58.9 |
Employed |
50,791 | 51,080 | 50,602 | 50,909 | 50,807 | 50,880 | 50,774 | 50,768 | 50,729 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.3 | 55.3 | 54.7 | 55.5 | 55.1 | 55.1 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 54.9 |
Unemployed |
3,937 | 3,435 | 3,820 | 3,804 | 3,884 | 3,805 | 3,746 | 3,713 | 3,705 |
Unemployment rate |
7.2 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
4,417 | 4,350 | 4,247 | 4,815 | 4,730 | 4,801 | 4,766 | 4,688 | 4,650 |
Participation rate |
34.3 | 34.1 | 33.3 | 37.4 | 37.0 | 37.6 | 37.3 | 36.8 | 36.5 |
Employed |
3,380 | 3,552 | 3,308 | 3,728 | 3,728 | 3,761 | 3,751 | 3,736 | 3,670 |
Employment-population ratio |
26.2 | 27.8 | 26.0 | 28.9 | 29.1 | 29.4 | 29.4 | 29.3 | 28.8 |
Unemployed |
1,037 | 798 | 938 | 1,087 | 1,002 | 1,040 | 1,015 | 952 | 980 |
Unemployment rate |
23.5 | 18.3 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 21.2 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 21.1 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
28,947 | 29,286 | 29,727 | 28,947 | 29,193 | 29,228 | 29,259 | 29,286 | 29,727 |
Civilian labor force |
17,757 | 18,024 | 18,074 | 17,830 | 18,096 | 18,067 | 17,934 | 18,110 | 18,206 |
Participation rate |
61.3 | 61.5 | 60.8 | 61.6 | 62.0 | 61.8 | 61.3 | 61.8 | 61.2 |
Employed |
14,819 | 15,285 | 15,512 | 15,025 | 15,224 | 15,351 | 15,151 | 15,248 | 15,725 |
Employment-population ratio |
51.2 | 52.2 | 52.2 | 51.9 | 52.1 | 52.5 | 51.8 | 52.1 | 52.9 |
Unemployed |
2,938 | 2,739 | 2,561 | 2,804 | 2,872 | 2,716 | 2,783 | 2,862 | 2,482 |
Unemployment rate |
16.5 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 13.6 |
Not in labor force |
11,190 | 11,262 | 11,653 | 11,117 | 11,097 | 11,161 | 11,325 | 11,176 | 11,521 |
Men, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
8,070 | 8,264 | 8,238 | 8,045 | 8,151 | 8,180 | 8,195 | 8,272 | 8,256 |
Participation rate |
68.5 | 69.0 | 68.2 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 68.5 | 68.5 | 69.0 | 68.4 |
Employed |
6,589 | 7,006 | 7,083 | 6,706 | 6,796 | 6,867 | 6,851 | 6,969 | 7,205 |
Employment-population ratio |
55.9 | 58.5 | 58.7 | 56.9 | 57.0 | 57.5 | 57.3 | 58.2 | 59.7 |
Unemployed |
1,481 | 1,258 | 1,155 | 1,339 | 1,355 | 1,313 | 1,344 | 1,302 | 1,052 |
Unemployment rate |
18.4 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 12.7 |
Women, 20 years and over |
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Civilian labor force |
9,086 | 9,113 | 9,230 | 9,124 | 9,277 | 9,262 | 9,095 | 9,160 | 9,287 |
Participation rate |
62.5 | 61.8 | 61.7 | 62.7 | 63.2 | 63.0 | 61.8 | 62.2 | 62.0 |
Employed |
7,911 | 7,886 | 8,068 | 7,955 | 8,051 | 8,093 | 7,911 | 7,885 | 8,113 |
Employment-population ratio |
54.4 | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.7 | 54.8 | 55.0 | 53.7 | 53.5 | 54.2 |
Unemployed |
1,175 | 1,227 | 1,162 | 1,169 | 1,226 | 1,169 | 1,184 | 1,275 | 1,174 |
Unemployment rate |
12.9 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 12.6 |
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years |
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Civilian labor force |
601 | 647 | 605 | 661 | 667 | 625 | 643 | 679 | 663 |
Participation rate |
22.9 | 25.3 | 22.5 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 24.7 |
Employed |
319 | 394 | 361 | 365 | 377 | 390 | 388 | 393 | 407 |
Employment-population ratio |
12.2 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
Unemployed |
282 | 254 | 244 | 296 | 291 | 234 | 255 | 286 | 255 |
Unemployment rate |
46.9 | 39.2 | 40.3 | 44.8 | 43.6 | 37.5 | 39.6 | 42.1 | 38.5 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
11,351 | 11,580 | 12,735 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Civilian labor force |
7,354 | 7,505 | 8,158 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Participation rate |
64.8 | 64.8 | 64.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Employed |
6,846 | 6,991 | 7,608 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Employment-population ratio |
60.3 | 60.4 | 59.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Unemployed |
509 | 514 | 549 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Unemployment rate |
6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Not in labor force |
3,997 | 4,075 | 4,577 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Footnotes |
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- Data not available. |
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